Terminal fitting for electric conduits.



J. C. PHELPS. TERMINAL FITTING FOR ELECTRIC CONDUlTS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 1914.

Patented May 1, 1917.

IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Riley 1, 19 1?.

Align-cation filed uotoberfi, 1.9142. ficrtal I50. 884,628.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L ill-urns citizen of the States or siding in the city of Springfiei Hampden, and State of his invented certain new and u improvements in Terminal Fittings forElectric Conduits, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in terminal fittings for electric conduits. The invention is especially designed for closing the ends of iron conduits which are used for electric Wires.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive fitting which will effectively close the end of an electric con- C. PXH'ILPS, a i'iinerica', re-

l. county of lllE-38tl'.5 .l1\ v 'duit, and, at the same time, will spread or separate the electric Wires from each other as they extend from the end of the conduit.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fitting that can be quickly and firmly attached" to the threaded end of the conduit Without twisting or disturhing the. Wires.

The fitting. in general, corn irises an insulating member or rap having openings therethrough that are arranged at an angle or divergent to the of the conduit for receiving the Wires. The fitt ng is attached.

to the conduit by means of a threaded connector, or sleeve, one end of which is formed With threads and the other with a fiange portion to engage a nut on the threaded end of the conduit.

The invention is illustrated panying'drawings in which: Figure l is an exterior view of the fitting, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken on a plane passing through the vertical 2 .is of the conduit. showing the sleeve connecting device engagi. the lower end of the fittin in the accomthe .5 Fig. 3 is a slight modificat threaded sleeve is fixedly ting and engaging this threadeu sleev is a second threaded connector by means of which the fitting attached to the conduit; and

Fig. at is a transverse sectional View on line ;-4: of Fig. 3, showing manner of permanently attaching the threaded sleeve to the fitting of insulating material.

Referring to the drawings in detail: 1 designates the terminal fitting. inen'ihet' .szhich, as shown, is formed with inclined arranged openings 2 to receive the electric Wires 3. designates the usual iron conduit or pipe in which the Wires 3 are placed. The l end of the fitting 1 is formed with a recessed portion 5 to receive the threaded end of the conduit. This recessed portion a shoulder 6 with which the end of the conduit engages when in place for hushing the conduit. The outer or lower surface of the fitting is formed or molded with integral threads 7, the root portion of the tl-ireads being below the outer surface of the ing, as indicated at 8, the object of which is to provide a substantially flush surface between the unthreaded portion of the litting and the attaching threaded sleeve 9.

with an inwardly extending annular flange 10 having an opening 11 therethrough'to receive the threaded end of the conduit 4. 12 is a nut that engages the threads 13 of the conduit 4:.

it Will be seen from this construction that in order to attach the fitting 1 to the end of the conduit d it is only necessary 'for the Workman to place the threaded sleeve 9 over the end of the conduit, next rotate the nut 12 on the threads of the conduit until the portion is of the conduit will nearly engage the shoul er 6 of the fitting. The operator new places the Wires 3 through the openings 2 of the fitting; and finally threads the sleeve 9 onto the threads 7 of the fitting of the cap 1, to rigidly secure the same to the end of the conduit. it will he noticed that the flange 10 of the threaded sleeve engages the nut 12 and the nut is in turn drawn against the low edge of the terminal cap or fitting l. The cap or fitting is therefore attached. to conduit without disturbing the wires therein.

g 3 and sho t slight modification in which instead of forming threads directly on the cap or fitting 1, a threaded sleeve 15 is fixedly secured to the cap by means of indented portions 16 which engage recesses 1. in the cap, clearly shown. This threaded sleeve extends to the lower edge of the cap, cap having" a reduced cylindrical portion 19 to receive the threaded sleeve 15. The manner of attaching the fitting or cap 1. shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is identical with that previously described in connection with Figs. 1 and 2 and need not therefore be repeated.

lt will he seen from this description that l have provided means for rapidly and so curely attaching a terminal fitting or cap to if desired he cut by any suitable means. In

the. modified form in Figs. 3 and 4 the threaded sleeve is used where it is found 18 ditiicult to cut or mold them directly on integral with the insulating materr' of which the cap 1 is composed. It is to be understood that the nut 12 doe not necessarily have to actually engage the 15 lower end of the porcelain cap .for the rea son that the flange'of the threaded sleeve will engage the nut 12 and the threads on the cap and thus draw the cap to the conduit. It should also be mentioned that the 20 metal threaded sleeve 9 will engage the wall when the conduit is secured thereto and prevent the breaking of the porcelain cap as readily understood.

What I claim is: 1 35 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with the threaded end of a conduit, of a terminal cap fitting, a threaded sleeve secured to said cap and below the external surface thereof and terminating at the lower end of the cap, a nut on the threaded end of the conduit, and a second threaded sleeve engaging the nut and the threaded sleeve on the cap to secure the cap to the conduit. 7 2. The combination with the threaded end of an electric conduit a cap, a threaded sleeve permanently secured to the cap, the cap having an annular recessed portion to receive the end of the conduit, a nut on the threaded end of the conduit engaging the lower end of the cap, and a second threaded sleeve having an apertured flange .portion' throughwhich the end of the conduit passes,

. said flange engaging the lower side of the nut, whereby when the second threaded sleeve is screwed onto the threaded SlGQW on the cap said cap and conduit will be secured together.

3. .An insulating cap forclosing the open end of an electrical conduit having threads on its outer end, the cap having a recessed end for receiving the end of the conduit, a threaded sleeve, said sleeve having an apertured inturned flange to receive the threaded end of the conduit'and being spaced away from the lower end of the ca a nut on the threaded portion of the conr uit and engagingthe lower end of the p, said ange engaging the lower side i the nut, whereby when the sleeve is rotated the recessed portion of the cap will be drawn into contact with the end of the conduit, the cap being provided with a pluralitv of inclined openings to receive the electric wires, as desc ibed.

4. The combination with the threaded end of an electric conduit, a cap composed of insulating ma'terial tor closing the outlet end of said conduit, and provided with threads on its outer surface and extending to its lower end portion, the roots of said threads being below the exernal surface of the cap, the cap having an annular recessed portion for receiving the end of the conduit and openings therethrough for receiving the electric wires, a nut on the threaded end of the conduit, a threaded sleeve engaging the threads on the cap, and formed with an apertured flange through which the upper threaded end of the conduit loosely passes, said flange engaging the lower side of the nut, whereby when the sleeve is threaded onto the threads of the cap thecap will be drawn toward the end of the conduit and secured thereto, as described. 8

5. The combination with a threaded end of an electric conduit, a nut thereon serving as a shoulder and connected thereto, said nut being located below the end of the conduit, a cap having threads on its lower external surface and formed with divergent openingstherethrough to receive the electric wires, a threaded sleeve formed with an opening through its flanged portion to re ceive the conduit and engage the lower side of the nut, the threads of the sleeve engaging the threads of the cap, whereby when the sleeve is threaded on to the cap the cap is drawn into engagement with the upper side of the nut, as described.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with an electric conduit having a threaded end, an insulating cap 01" fitting formed with divergent openings ex tending theretlnough'and provided with eX- ternal threads on the periphery adjacent its lower end, a threaded sleeve to engage the threads of the cap, the cap having a shouldered recessed portion adjacent its lower end to receive the threaded end of the conduit, a nut having upper and lower surfaces that are parallel to each other on the threaded end of the conduit for engaging the cap, and a flange on the threaded sleeve for engaging the nut to draw the cap toward the conduit for securing the conduit and cap together when the sleeve is rotated, the nut being located at the extreme lower end. of the cap with its upper surface engaging the end of the cap below the recessed por- 12 tion and the flange of the threaded sleeve engaging the lower surface of the nut.

7. The combination with an electric conduit, 0T1 cap formed with divergent openings in its upper ends for separating the Wires and for closing the end of the conduit, the lower external surface of the cap h: .ing threads thercon,- that portion of the .ip below the divergent openiigs having an axially arranged opening which terminates 13o at the lower end of the cap, a portion of this opening having a shouldered recess to directly receive the end of the conduit, a nut having oppositely disposed faces, the upper face engaging the extreme lower end of the cap, a threaded sleeve engaging threads on the cap, said sleeve having a perforated flange which engages the lower surface of the nut, the rotation of the sleeve on the cap serving to draw the shouldered 10 recessed portion of said cap against the conduit Without disturbing or twisting the wires, as described.

JAMES C. PHELPS.

WVitnesses:

HARRY W. BOWEN, H. E. HARTWELL. 

